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    Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges

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    Berg, Gabriele
    Rybakova, Daria
    Fischer, Doreen
    Cernava, Tomislav
    Vergès, Marie-Christine C
    Charles, Trevor
    Chen, Xiaoyulong
    Cocolin, Luca
    Eversole, Kellye
    Corral, Gema H
    Kazou, Maria
    Kinkel, Linda
    Lange, Lene
    Lima, Nelson
    Loy, Alexander
    Macklin, James A
    Maguin, Emmanuelle
    Mauchline, Tim
    McClure, Ryan
    Mitter, Birgit
    Ryan, Matthew
    Sarand, Inga
    Smidt, Hauke
    Schelkle, Bettina
    Roume, Hugo
    Kiran, G. S
    Selvin, Joseph
    Souza, Rafael S C d
    van Overbeek, Leo
    Singh, Brajesh K
    Wagner, Michael
    Walsh, Aaron M.
    Sessitsch, Angela
    Schloter, Michael
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    Microbiome
    Date
    2020-06-30
    
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11019/2240
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    Berg, G., Rybakova, D., Fischer, D. et al. Microbiome definition re-visited: old concepts and new challenges. Microbiome 8, 103 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00875-0
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    Abstract The field of microbiome research has evolved rapidly over the past few decades and has become a topic of great scientific and public interest. As a result of this rapid growth in interest covering different fields, we are lacking a clear commonly agreed definition of the term “microbiome.” Moreover, a consensus on best practices in microbiome research is missing. Recently, a panel of international experts discussed the current gaps in the frame of the European-funded MicrobiomeSupport project. The meeting brought together about 40 leaders from diverse microbiome areas, while more than a hundred experts from all over the world took part in an online survey accompanying the workshop. This article excerpts the outcomes of the workshop and the corresponding online survey embedded in a short historical introduction and future outlook. We propose a definition of microbiome based on the compact, clear, and comprehensive description of the term provided by Whipps et al. in 1988, amended with a set of novel recommendations considering the latest technological developments and research findings. We clearly separate the terms microbiome and microbiota and provide a comprehensive discussion considering the composition of microbiota, the heterogeneity and dynamics of microbiomes in time and space, the stability and resilience of microbial networks, the definition of core microbiomes, and functionally relevant keystone species as well as co-evolutionary principles of microbe-host and inter-species interactions within the microbiome. These broad definitions together with the suggested unifying concepts will help to improve standardization of microbiome studies in the future, and could be the starting point for an integrated assessment of data resulting in a more rapid transfer of knowledge from basic science into practice. Furthermore, microbiome standards are important for solving new challenges associated with anthropogenic-driven changes in the field of planetary health, for which the understanding of microbiomes might play a key role. Video Abstract
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    European Union
    Grant Number
    818116
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-020-00875-0
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